Category: archives
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Florence merger helps emergency services
Chief: Response times, crews improve By: Cara Latham FLORENCE Two weeks ago firefighters battling a blaze at a Tollgate apartment were able to respond quickly to prevent the fire from spreading to other apartments, said Fire Chief Edward Kensler. Even though it was first thought three or four units would be lost, firefighters were…
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Area’s towns set to welcome newest officials
By: Stephanie Prokop The elections may have been two months ago, but with 2006 quickly fading and 2007 right around the corner, all of the township’s within the Register News’ coverage area will be holding their annual reorganization meetings. Countywide, a little more than half of registered voters turned out during the November 2006 election,…
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Mayor sets agenda for 2007
Traffic and construction concerns at the heart of goals By: Joseph Harvie The completion of Route 522 from Route 130 to Ridge Road near Route 535 and getting a township-run bus system in place are Mayor Frank Gambatese’s two main goals for 2007. Mayor Gambatese said Tuesday he will outline these goals and others he…
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Marino signs to play at Rutgers
Two-sport star picks lacrosse By: Rudy Brandl Katie Marino entered Hillsborough High School as an accomplished soccer player. She’s leaving as a Division 1 lacrosse athlete. The HHS senior, who recently completed her final scholastic soccer season, decided that lacrosse was her future when she signed an official letter of intent accepting a partial athletic…
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Book Notes
Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish By: Joan Ruddiman A story from 2006 will long be remembered not just for the horror, but also for what came after. A crazy man took Amish girls hostage in their one-room schoolhouse and attempted to assassinate them all before he killed himself. The story was too…
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Cecelia Laszlo
Cecelia Laszlo, 85, of Monmouth Junction, died Thursday, Dec. 21, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Monmouth Junction, she was a lifelong area resident. Ms. Laszlo was a member of Grange and American Legion Post 401. Her husband, Stephen Laszlo Sr., and son, Stephen Laszlo Jr., are deceased. She is survived by…
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2006 in review
Bordentown City made major repairs this year By: Cara Latham BORDENTOWN CITY This year was marked by reconstruction and infrastructure repair in the city, including the completion of a project to replace the deteriorated retaining wall along the Conrail railroad tracks from Farnsworth Avenue through Second Street. An $800,000 grant from the state Department…
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Towns getting ready to tackle the coming year
By: Purvi Desai Town governments have the chance to start anew with reorganization meetings next week, and around the area, newly reorganized governments hope to preserve more land, stabilize taxes and control growth. Three municipalities may choose new mayors the Millstone, Upper Freehold and Plumsted township committees can appoint someone new to satisfy the…
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NAMI fundraiser scheduled for Jan. 7 at TCNJ
For tickets, call 799-8994 or visit www.namimercer.org By John Dunphy "(H)erded like cattle and treated with less concern" was the fate bestowed on the mentally ill of the 1800s as they were warehoused in asylums "pervaded by a fetid odor so heavy, so nauseating, that the stench seemed to have almost a physical existence of…
